Shloka 9

Śiva-pūjā: Mantra-phonetics, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, Dīkṣā and Homa

Supreme Worship Leading to Śiva-sāyujya

Devanagari script

गर्भाधानादिकं कृत्वा निष्कृतिं चारस्य पश्चिमाम् / हृदा कृत्वा सर्वकर्ंम शिवं सांगं तु होमयेत्

Transliteration

garbhādhānādikaṃ kṛtvā niṣkṛtiṃ cārasya paścimām / hṛdā kṛtvā sarvakarṃma śivaṃ sāṃgaṃ tu homayet

Translation

ഗർഭാധാനാദി സംസ്കാരങ്ങൾ നടത്തി, ആചാരത്തിനായി വിധിച്ച അന്തിമ നിഷ്കൃതി (പ്രായശ്ചിത്തം)യും ചെയ്യണം. തുടർന്ന് ഹൃദയഭക്തിയോടെ അങ്ങങ്ങളോടുകൂടിയ സമ്പൂർണ്ണ ശിവകർമ്മം ഹോമമായി അർപ്പിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• गर्भाधानादिकम्: the garbhādhāna and related rites
• गर्भाधानादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भाधान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘garbhādhāna etc.’—आदि-समास (enumerative)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• निष्कृतिम्: expiation/atonement
• निष्कृतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आरस्य: of the āra (ritual implement)
• आरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of the awl/rod (āra)’ (पाठानुसार)

• पश्चिमाम्: western/last
• पश्चिमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘western/last’ (निष्कृतिम् विशेषयति)

• हृदा: with the heart (mantra)
• हृदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘with the heart (mantra)’

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• सर्वकर्म: all the ritual acts
• सर्वकर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—सर्वं कर्म

• शिवम्: auspicious
• शिवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘auspicious’ (कर्म विशेषयति)

• साङ्गम्: with all auxiliaries/limbs
• साङ्गम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—स-अङ्गम् ‘with limbs/with auxiliaries’

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• होमयेत्: should offer oblations / perform homa
• होमयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (धातु) (णिच् causative: होमय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative ‘should cause offering/perform homa’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṃskāras and expiation (niṣkṛti) purify the doer; sincerity of heart (hṛdā) completes the efficacy of ritual action.

Vedantic Theme: Śuddhi (purification) as a prerequisite for higher realization; karma aligned with dharma becomes a means of inner refinement.

Application: Treat rites and corrections as a coherent path: acknowledge lapses, perform appropriate expiation, then complete worship with full attention and integrity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual_space

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.22.8 (preparatory protection/nyāsa); Garuda Purana 1.22.10-12 (maṇḍala/kunda/deity placement)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of niṣkṛti (expiation) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that ritual life is completed by proper expiation—after performing prescribed saṃskāras, one should also complete the final atonement to purify faults of conduct.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it teaches that inner sincerity (hṛdā) and completion of purificatory rites support spiritual well-being, reducing ritual and ethical blemishes that obstruct auspicious states after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Complete essential life-rites responsibly, correct mistakes through appropriate atonement, and perform worship with sincere intent rather than mechanical ritualism.